African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS name details

Distortrix Link, 1807

AphiaID

204935 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204935)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior objective synonym

Accepted name

Distorsio Röding, 1798

Rank

Genus

Parent

Personidae J. E. Gray, 1854

Original name

Distortrix Link, 1807

Direct children (2)

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Species Distortrix anus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Distortrix cancellinus (Lamarck, 1803) accepted as Distorsio reticularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (misapplication by Spry, 1961)

Environment

marine

Original description

Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237
page(s): 122-123 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Distortrix Link, 1807. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204935 on 2026-08-10

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Distortrix Link, 1807. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204935 on 2026-08-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-11 06:44:08Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-03-02 13:38:17Z

changed

Kantor, Yuri

2010-03-02 13:41:47Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2010-05-12 14:20:04Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2015-04-13 07:19:47Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2017-08-12 03:38:47Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2026-01-24 19:33:29Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

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Sources (1)

original description Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237
page(s): 122-123 [details]